Subject: Re: latest pthread changes win
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Juan RP <jrp@hispabsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 06/01/2003 05:16:39
El S=E1bado, 31 de Mayo de 2003 04:57, Daniel Carosone escribi=F3:
> Nathan recently made a couple of changes to pthread, particularly
> to do with recycling upcall stacks ASAP, and interrupted calls.
>
> I'm not sure which of these or related changes makes the difference,
> but with a fresh kernel and userland, xmms has been playing
> continuously for over 5 hours.  The same test last week would have
> hung xmms within 10 mins (often less).
>
> Also interesting to note is that ps -s now shows xmms using 4 lwp's;
> previously it would have had 6.
>
> I worry I'm speaking too soon, but even this much is a vast
> improvement.  I haven't been having many problems with other
> thread-using apps, but for those who have, I think it would be well
> worthwhile testing -current sources and reporting results.

I agree, I've been running xmms and another apps without
any problem. At least seems that xmms doesnt hangs anymore...

Regards,
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Juan RP		jrp@hispabsd.org
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